World Apr 30 Is Obama's foreign policy doctrine working? Little progress on a broad Pacific trade agreement and challenging dynamics in Ukraine and the Mideast peace process have prompted new criticism for President Obama’s foreign policy. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Nicholas Burns of Harvard University, Trudy Rubin of…
Episode Apr 29 Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers has been banned for life from the NBA for racist comments. Also, combatting sexual assault on college campuses, Iraq braces for possible violence in upcoming elections, the Supreme Court…
Nation Apr 29 Supreme Court considers warrantless searches when cellphones hold troves of personal info
World Apr 29 Approaching elections, Iraq faces daily sectarian violence and deep division Iraqis are preparing to go to the polls in the first national elections since American forces withdrew. However, as the government faces a resurgence of al-Qaida-linked groups, fears intensify that security forces are losing their grip on a key part…
Arts Apr 29 Egyptian scholar fights archaeological looting with exposure on social media In the aftermath of Egypt's 2011 revolution and resulting political turmoil, the nation's treasured antiquities have been increasingly under threat of looting, vandalism and violence. In our series Culture at Risk, Jeffrey Brown examines the emergency facing Egypt’s rich archaeological…
Education Apr 29 White House task force asks colleges for more accountability on sexual assault The Obama administration ramped up pressure to confront sexual assault within American colleges amid mounting nationwide effort to hold colleges and universities accountable. Amherst College president Carolyn "Biddy" Martin, Andrea Pino of End Rape on Campus and Alison Kiss of…